[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68933-68934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24112]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs


Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Proposed 
Renewal of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-
clearance consultation program to provide the general public and 
federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The program helps to ensure that requested 
data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and 
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents 
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments concerning its 
proposal to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of 
the information collection that covers OFCCP's construction 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements. The current OMB approval for 
this collection expires on April 30, 2021. A copy of the proposed 
information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
Notice or by accessing it at www.regulations.gov.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before December 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Control Number 1250-
0001, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic comments: The federal eRulemaking portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions found on that website for 
submitting comments.
    Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Addressed to Tina Williams, Director, 
Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-3325, 
Washington, DC 20210.
    Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one 
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB 
Control Number identified above for this information collection. 
Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit their comments 
electronically via the www.regulations.gov website or to mail their 
comments early to ensure that they are timely received. Comments, 
including any personal information provided, become a matter of public 
record and will be posted to the www.regulations.gov website. They will 
also be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of 
the information collection request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Williams, Director, Division of 
Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance 
Programs, Room C-3325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0104 (voice) or (202) 693-1337 (TTY) (these 
are not toll-free numbers). Copies of this notice may be obtained in 
alternative formats (large print, braille, audio recording) upon 
request by calling the numbers listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: OFCCP administers and enforces three equal 
employment opportunity laws listed below.

 Executive Order 11246, as amended (E.O. 11246)
 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 
(Section 503)
 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as 
amended (VEVRAA)

    These authorities prohibit employment discrimination by covered 
federal contractors and subcontractors and require that they take 
affirmative action to provide equal employment opportunities regardless 
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 
Additionally, federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited 
from discriminating against applicants and employees for asking about, 
discussing,

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or sharing information about their pay or, in certain circumstances, 
the pay of their co-workers.
    E.O. 11246 applies to federal contractors and subcontractors and to 
federally assisted construction contractors holding a Government 
contract in excess of $10,000, or Government contracts that have, or 
can reasonably be expected to have, an aggregate total value exceeding 
$10,000 in a 12-month period. E.O. 11246 also applies to government 
bills of lading, depositories of federal funds in any amount, and to 
financial institutions that are issuing and paying agents for U.S. 
savings bonds. Section 503 prohibits employment discrimination against 
applicants and employees because of physical or mental disability and 
requires contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to 
employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with 
disabilities. Section 503 applies to federal contractors and 
subcontractors with contracts in excess of $15,000. VEVRAA requires 
contractors to take affirmative action to employ, and advance in 
employment, qualified protected veterans. VEVRAA applies to federal 
contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $150,000 or more.
    This information collection request (ICR) seeks to renew the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements for construction contractors. 
OFCCP seeks to renew its existing Construction Contract Award 
Notification Form (Form CC-314), and introduce a new batch upload 
feature that would enable the submission of multiple notifications at 
once. Additionally, the instruments associated with Collection 1250-
0011 (Construction Compliance Check Letters) have been moved to this 
collection to centralize the recordkeeping and reporting burden of the 
two ICRs.
    II. Review Focus: OFCCP is particularly interested in comments 
which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the compliance assistance functions of the agency that 
support the agency's compliance mission, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions: OFCCP seeks approval of this information 
collection in order to carry out and enhance its responsibilities to 
enforce the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of the 
three legal authorities it administers.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
    Title: Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1250-0001.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Total Respondents: 12,609 recordkeeping/6,848 reporting.
    Total Annual Responses: 12,609 recordkeeping/6,848 reporting.
    Average Time per Response: .5 hours, Notification of Subcontract 
Award; 5 hours, direct federal compliance check letter; 3 hours, 
federally-assisted compliance check letter.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 147,720 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $7,555.

Tina Williams,
Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal 
Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-24112 Filed 10-29-20; 8:45 am]
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